David Merrill of MilCopp Tactical is not just a good instructor with a great manner and solid skills. He's also a creative photographer with a wry sense of humor and a strong sense of unabashed, self-deprecating smart-assery – that's a great combo. Dave (who is a RECOILweb contributor, by the way) frequently post random cool images of his himself and his firearms. They're usually either really cool or really funny. Seemed a shame not to share, so here are a few that I liked in particular along with his commentary.

“No, it doesn't have proper sights. To be fair target distance is supposed to be in inches rather than meters with this one.”

“A boy and his great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather.”

“So easy even a kid can do it! No doubt a little Khyber kid could do it better. I'm not going to complain though as I did this a decade ago for under $60.”

“Russian gun, Israeli mag, American pack.”

“Improbable and Impractical Shooting Positions: Precision Edition. More astute observers will note the elegant combination of the Scarlett position with Spetsnaz Blooming Death…with the two points of contact on the Knife Hand®, max effective range is effectively doubled.”

“On today's edition of, ‘Improbable and Impractical Shooting Positions'…”This picture doesn't really have a caption. I don't know if Chris Hernandez (on the left, also a wry smartass writer) did it, or if it was Merrill (on the right). I do know it was part of a response to all the ridiculosity about pictures of people hunting and killing animals (particularly Spielburg and the triceratops he murdered).  The picture was taken at a recent DVM “Mobile Scout Class” they were there to cover.

MilCopp if on Facebook right here and online here.

MilCopp: Keep Fighting.

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